I hope they'll say I was one of the hardest-working basketball players on both ends of the floor. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
LeBron is making a case for himself to be one of the greatest players to ever play. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
I own 60 retro jerseys. I've got everybody - the late Derrick Thomas, a lot of people. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
I think if you ask any young guy if they would want a career like Gary Payton, they would tell you yes. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
I was guarding the best player and getting 25 and having eight assists, and three-four steals. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Wilt Chamberlain, by far, is my best basketball player. Best athlete ever. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
I've always liked Deron Williams because has the same mentality as me. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
The NBA tries to be about flash. But real fans recognize the guy who makes things happen. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Because of how I am on the court, people think I'm wild and crazy. But really, I'm a kick-back guy, so Seattle… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
If he's averaging 25 points and I can contain him to 17, then I've won the battle. If he averages 12 assists… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Prove to them people that you should have gotten picked earlier, and then you make your money. The privilege is just getting… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Basketball has turned into an offensive-minded situation. They don't play on both ends. They don't play defense. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
I know who can play and who can't play and I'm very straight-forward... If you can play, you can play; if you… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Larry Bird was a talker. He'd tell you something and you'd be like, are you kidding me? You're really telling me that? — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
I would go after any rookie. Any rookie with a lot of hype. I used to do it to Jason Kidd. I… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Kobe Bryant, to me, is still the best basketball player in my mind. He played with me and he was in my… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
I would never have wanted to play with Magic Johnson, I would never have wanted to play with Michael Jordan, I would… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
With Westbrook and myself, I can see the dog that he has in him. He's got that fire that he won't back… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
I became real good friends with John Stockton and Karl Malone and am still good friends with them to this day. It… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
When I was playing, it was me playing both ends of the floor, playing offense, playing defense and I gave the ball… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Guys like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, they'll take bad criticism in a good way. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
The point guards that I like are the ones that are playing like point guards. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
I like Draymond Green's intensity... but every time I didn't get a call I didn't cry all the time. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Tim Hardaway was a guy who had his crossover and then he could shoot a jump shot and he could get to… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Every rookie that thought they was good, I went at them to make sure they knew I was the best point guard… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
I don't miss basketball because I've already got in my mind that I did what I had to do for 17 years.… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Guys like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, they'll take bad criticism in a good way. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
If he's averaging 25 points and I can contain him to 17, then I've won the battle. If he averages 12 assists and I… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
I'm not going to sit here and dwell on whether or not I am going to the Hall of Fame. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
It is much easier to be the hunter than the hunted. When you are the one not expected to do anything, you play better. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
I am going to go on with my life, and if they call me and say 'Yo, you are going to be in the… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Patrick Beverley is one of my favorites. What he does is he brings a lot of energy. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Because of how I am on the court, people think I'm wild and crazy. But really, I'm a kick-back guy, so Seattle suits me… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Coming from Oakland, Calif., I never thought I'd be a Hall of Famer. I wasn't thinking about basketball like that. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
If Seattle could put my jersey on top of the Space Needle, they would. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
If you see yourself in the paper every day and people keep talking about you, you will have a little breakdown in yourself, too. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
